by Michelle Reynard | Feb 10, 2017 | Lifelong Learning, Neuroplasticity
Can the Brain Change? At Gemm Learning we often refer to brain plasticity when speaking to families. It is the reason our software has been so effective as well as the inspiration for its creation. Miriam-Webster defines neuroplasticity or brain plasticity as the...
by Tina Liberatore | Jul 11, 2016 | Fast ForWord, Neuroplasticity
Co-founder of Fast ForWord Honored For Work on Neuroplasticity Michael Merzenich, co-founder of Fast ForWord, has won the $1 million Kavli Prize in Neuroscience. The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, which administers the prize, announced earlier this month...
by Jay Chalnick | Jan 13, 2016 | Learning Science, Neuroplasticity
Before neuroplasticity, or brain plasticity, was discovered, early psychologists, psychiatrists, and educational professionals were baffled by the existence of learning disabilities such as auditory processing disorder (APD), dyslexia and ADHD. For many years, such...
by Geoff Nixon | Nov 3, 2015 | Neuroplasticity
How to Explain Neuroplasticity to Your Mom “Everything having to do with human training and education has to be re-examined in light of neuroplasticity.”Norman DoidgeThe scientific consensus on how much the brain can change – and how that impacts learning...
by Geoff Nixon | Jul 27, 2015 | Neuroplasticity, Reading, Reading and Dyslexia
Reading Instruction Has Come a Long Way Since Word Lists and Dick & Jane While the reading proficiency stats still make dismal reading — 30% of 8th graders are still not reading at a basic level according to US Education stats — there have been...
by Geoff Nixon | Jul 21, 2015 | Education Reform, Neuroplasticity
Brain Plasticity In Early Childhood To “Inoculate” Children From Learning Delays. In a recent New York Times article, columnist Nicholas Kristof wonders whether we are spending adequate resources on early education. We believe the answer to this question...
